CLASS 66 locos have been cleared to work to Oban after a two-year project involving Network Rail and GB Railfreight. Use of loco-hauled trains was restricted to lighter Class 37s locos prior to completion of
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Category: Diesel
Rare outing for Middleton’s tiny Hunslet
FORMER brewery 4wD Courage (Hunslet 1786 of 1935) made a rare outing during the Middleton Railway’s Work’s Outing gala on September 14-15. The locomotive was operated on the rarely used Balm Road branch. Here, it
Read moreFormer Bodmin DMU enters service on Weardale Railway
CLASS 108 DMU Nos. M52054 and M50980 ran its first revenue-earning service on the Weardale Railway during the October 4-6 railcar weekend. The vehicles have received much attention since arrival from the Bodmin & Wenford Railway
Read moreWestern Champion re-engined but woes continue after festival
MAIN-LINE certificated Class 52 No. D1015 Western Champion is seen at Severn Valley Railway (SVR) Kidderminster, ex-works, on September 15. Owner Diesel Traction Group has installed an overhauled MD655 engine in the B end, which was
Read moreConstruction traffic boom keeps UK railfreight stable
A FIVE per cent increase in construction traffic took the sector to its highest quarterly volume in the first three months of 2019/20, according to new figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Read more‘Forgotten Engines’ at Vale of Rheidol
THE Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) has tended not to hold major gala events, its last being a steam festival in September 2015, centred on two locos that had not steamed for many years.But when
Read moreDownpatrick diesel gala marks 30 years of the ITG
STEAM gave way to internal combustion power at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway (DCDR) on October 12 as the Irish Traction Group (ITG) celebrated three decades of diesel locomotive preservation. Visitors travelled from both
Read moreHitachi Class 802 enters service with TransPennine Express
By Tony Miles THE first of 19 five-car Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode trains entered passenger service with TransPennine Express on September 28. They had received clearance from ORR late the previous evening. Set 802201 operated
Read moreClass 195 roll-out continues – but ‘Pacers’ will run into 2020
DELIVERIES of new DMUs and EMUs to Northern by CAF are running late, although the company introduced a further nine Class 195s over the Calder Valley line between Leeds and Chester via Manchester and Warrington
Read more‘Azuma’ trains improve direct Lincoln services
LNER launched its new Lincoln to King’s Cross ‘Azuma’ service on October 21, increasing the single daily service to five per day. A sixth service will be introduced at a later stage. A five-car bi-mode
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